OK. I'm thinking of getting an upgrade kit for my oldest computer. Just because, I want to beable to go on the computer in my room. I'm going to keep the 19GB HD, soundcard, graphics card and CD drive. That's it bascially. I was thinking of getting a computer upgrade kit from Komplett.co.uk - It's this package:

How much would this upgrade kit set you back? You might be better off just buying a whole new PC.

Lara Lover

06-11-06, 06:01

Yes, a SiS 662 graphics chip. Not recommended for gaming.

Well, I can't buy a graphics just yet. After christmas maybe. ;)

abraham

06-11-06, 10:17

wait i know for a fact that SIS have upgraded their grafix card range with shader pixel 2 support now finally!!!!. So i rekcon its alrite, just pray it has a good memory clock.

Tomb_Vader

08-11-06, 01:39

Integrated graphics continue to be a poor choice for 3D gaming despite notable improvements. Pixel Shader 2.0 support might be all good and well, but how many shader pipelines are there? How much bandwidth can there possibly be by using a "shared memory architecture," that is, relying on relatively slow main memory for frame buffering? Nope.... don't kid yourself. An old Radeon 9600 XT would be much better. ;)

belter_21

08-11-06, 19:04

Hi Joseph and any other people who want to comment. ;) :wve:

OK. I'm thinking of getting an upgrade kit for my oldest computer. Just because, I want to beable to go on the computer in my room. I'm going to keep the 19GB HD, soundcard, graphics card and CD drive. That's it bascially. I was thinking of getting a computer upgrade kit from Komplett.co.uk - It's this package:

just build a new PC. I've just been on Dabs.com and had a look. Parts for a budget PC that'll play games (nvidia 7600gs plus case, 400w psu, 1gb ram, 80gb sata hd, mobo, amd cpu with cpu fan) for &#163;270. Your upgrade kit was &#163;175? I know this ain't cutting edge but it would be an OK budget system for you with a graphics card that'll play games. Steer clear of old intel cpu upgrades, they are not good a basis for games IMO. And building an entire PC is easier than you think :) I'd spend extra and build new PC.